Who's the tosser running from the cops on TV3? (10 November)

[James Deuce]

Thats a poor arguement, who gives a rats arse if a car is stolen,if the police pursue it till it crashes or even worse it crashes into an innocent person then what have they achieved ? the police in that case would have been better doing nothing just like they do with burgs and assaults etc etc.
We have insurance for car theft we dont need cowboy hero cops pursuing at high speed

We won't have insurance for long if we settle for that attitude because we won't be able to afford it.

I am a cock but at least I'm not chickenshit.

You were insulting my brother and I'll stick up for him if I feel like it. Don't forget to go running to the mods like a little baby next time I dish some of it back.

[Krusti]

Thats a poor arguement, who gives a rats arse if a car is stolen,if the police pursue it till it crashes or even worse it crashes into an innocent person then what have they achieved ? the police in that case would have been better doing nothing just like they do with burgs and assaults etc etc.
We have insurance for car theft we dont need cowboy hero cops pursuing at high speed

The argument of, "we have insurance just let them get away with it" does not wash with me.

I give a rats arse if some dickhead steals my car/ bike.

[Brett]

Hahahahaha the main thing that video highlights is that:

a) Many cops haven't been taught high sped pursuit properly...a few of them were braking in the corner.
b) That biker is a mad bastard sitting on the yellows like that
c) If you are even a medium speed rider on a decent bike you can lead and win in a pursuit.

Not saying I agree with running from the strong arm of the law, but this particular case seems to amuse me for some reason.

[motorbyclist]

same here: me and my dad have spent countless hours working on my bike, are we insured for that too? then there's dealing with insurance not paying out enough, and if the cops don't chase vehicles then theft will increase and the premiums will go up.

the cops should chase, people shouldn't run. maybe the cops could do a better job with roadblocks and helicopters, but anything more from me and i suspect many of us is just uninformed speculation

[Toaster]

what the heck dude...the eagle chopper is based off tamaki drive along the waterfront...i cant remember what it's called, but it's by the ports.

the chase was northwest of auckland

UM HELLO!!!! Skidmark.... you do realise that helicopter can cover 100's of kilometres very quickly. It isn't tied to the dock with a rope lad.

I have seen it used very effectively in pursuits, catching thieves, burglars, assisting with major disorder, S.A.R. etc etc etc many a time all over the wider Auckland area. It is also used in Waikato and Northland region at times.

[Sollyboy]

The argument of, "we have insurance just let them get away with it" does not wash with me.

I give a rats arse if some dickhead steals my car/ bike.

I care if my car gets stolen as well , i just dont see the point of getting it back after its mangled from running into a car load of innocent people, car theft is not a cop priority , ive had my car knicked and they didnt want to know about it, they only seem intrested if they can chase some fucker round at high speed and endanger people.

we just need to do the maths and the maths was done for me , a cop chased a car that was stolen till it crashed in New market . it ran a light killed a man and permanently crippled his wife, the wife needs constant care ,the car was worth about $8k to10k. the ladies ongoing care is about $100k a year for another 30 years or so, her husbands life was priceless of course , and think of all the family pain and suffering so for an $8k car which is still written off we pay millions of dollars not to mention the pain and suffering , these figures are approximate and it was a cop who informed me, it was an incident that happened in the early 90s , it sadens me.

[marty]

mechanics bay to top of the nor wester - 9 nautical miles. at a slow 90 kts, , that's a whole 6 minutes. more realistically at 120kts, 4 1/2 minutes.

[motorbyclist]

i might ad that helicopters generally dont cause accidents

[Sollyboy]

mechanics bay to top of the nor wester - 9 nautical miles. at a slow 90 kts, , that's a whole 6 minutes. more realistically at 120kts, 4 1/2 minutes.

have they got 2 of them , cause Im sure I saw one in clevedon then very soon after I saw another or the same on flying towards me near manukau , either that or it fucken fast

[motorbyclist]

mechanics bay to top of the nor wester - 9 nautical miles. at a slow 90 kts, , that's a whole 6 minutes. more realistically at 120kts, 4 1/2 minutes.

120 knots = 222.24 kilometers per hour - good luck outrunning that on windy, busy roads

(go google and search: convert 120 knots to kilometers per hour)

[RiderInBlack]

F*cken brilliant. Just what we need ta help with the Cheesecutter Campaign

[The Pastor]

has there been an update on said biker getting the pwnt?

[paturoa]

I care if my car gets stolen as well , i just dont see the point of getting it back after its mangled from running into a car load of innocent people, car theft is not a cop priority , ive had my car knicked and they didnt want to know about it, they only seem intrested if they can chase some fucker round at high speed and endanger people.

You may have a good point, but it is based on the worst case of minority scenarios.

However.....

Lets think this through a bit more, what would happen if the "policy" was for cops back off sooner for runners?

Would not that just encourage MORE runners and hence more carnage CAUSED by runners?

Would that result in more theft?

Would that result in more burnt out stolen cars aka increased insurance?

I think the answer to these is yes, so what you are advocating is worse.

[Matt_TG]

Not that we know whether this bike was stolen or not, but I think some miss the point of the chase if it was a stolen vehicle ... not to get your beloved car or bike back, Police don't really care if you have insurance or not. They are out to capture the offender. One less thief out there.

I wanna know what the cameraman was doing there, at that time? And the zoom on the camera was pretty awesome too aye?

[Boob Johnson]

You may have a good point, but it is based on the worst case of minority scenarios.

However.....

Lets think this through a bit more, what would happen if the "policy" was for cops back off sooner for runners?

Would not that just encourage MORE runners and hence more carnage CAUSED by runners?

Would that result in more theft?

Would that result in more burnt out stolen cars aka increased insurance?

I think the answer to these is yes, so what you are advocating is worse.

Finally someone with some sense

A policy of not chasing would be a very very bad thing.

what the heck dude...the eagle chopper is based off tamaki drive along the waterfront...i cant remember what it's called, but it's by the ports.

the chase was northwest of auckland

lol SM, you know as much about choppers as you do bikes. It's based in Mechanics bay & it would take only a few minutes to get there once under way, you just can't seem to keep your feet out of your mouth kiddo

Not that we know whether this bike was stolen or not, but I think some miss the point of the chase if it was a stolen vehicle ... not to get your beloved car or bike back, Police don't really care if you have insurance or not. They are out to capture the offender. One less thief out there.

I wanna know what the cameraman was doing there, at that time? And the zoom on the camera was pretty awesome too aye?

Yeah would love to know what the camera was doing set up there. If it was due to knowing the general direction the bike was headed then that's one thing but WTF is the biker on??? Why would you continue on the main road for so long??? Struth, id be turning off the main road as soon as I could, not that I condone running